A LADY'S EXQUISITE ART DECO DIAMOND, PEARL AND ONYX WATCH, BY CARTIER

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A LADY'S EXQUISITE ART DECO DIAMOND, PEARL AND ONYX WATCH, BY CARTIER
The square cream coloured dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands within diamond border, rose-cut diamond winder, to the onyx and diamond arched shoulders and openwork clasp, graduated five-row pearl bracelet with onyx and diamond spacers, circa 1920, 17.4 cm. long, with French assay marks for platinum and gold
Dial signed Cartier, nos. 20259, 10996 and 173 to reverse; movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc.

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Cf. Barracca, Negretti and Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, p. 115 for a very similar watch that was made in 1921
The Art of Cartier, Musée du Petit Palais, 1989-1990, p. 133, no. 216

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